Month: June 2023

Summer vacation has officially begun! The kids both got sick the last week of school and had to miss a day. They were glad to recover in time for the last few days.

On the last day they held the 7th Grade Awards. Jack was honored multiple times for music and good grades. I was happy to see so many of his friends recognized as well, and how much they supported each other with applause. He has found a great group of friends.

Sam burst out of class ready for the summer. He went home and immediately made the Kool-aid his teacher gave to her 4th grade students.

Happy Summer Break!

Jack turned 13 this year! He didn’t want to do anything special, so we celebrated quietly at home. He had a friend come over to play video games all day Saturday. Ben took them to the mall to wander and get lunch. I made “Butts Pie” by request (butterscotch-cinnamon pie as seen in the Undertale video game).

Sunday the Waterhouses were visiting. We opened presents together, ate lots of food, and caught up on all our adventures. Jack kept his nose in the new Zelda game most of the day. The kid doesn’t seem to have a limit for wanting to play Zelda!

I saw a joke about the “meat arrow” combination on Zelda and had to serve it to Jack as a joke.

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It got a smirk, which I call a win for a 13 year old audience. He was also impressed that I scored a Tears of the Kingdom Link amiibo and the limited edition wood print from GameStop. I painted him a custom hoodie per his specifications (forest green zip-up with a triforce on the front side). He said it was “exactly what I wanted” and that made me so happy to hear. It’s hard to impress teenagers!

The cake was a “Monster Cake” as seen in Zelda. Jack requested chocolate cake with strawberry frosting. I also put in a layer of raspberry coulis.

Happy Birthday, Jack! We love you so much.